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Title I: Preamble
The Seven Hours’ War ended the Age of Decay. A bygone age where humanity -- much in their own hubris flew too close too the sun.
However instead of being immolated like Icarus, we; humanity, now stand at the precipice of an Age of Stars... Limitless possibilities for our species and untold potential.
Every age throughout our shared history has been marked not only by the great men and their ideologies -- But by the relics of those that came before; even in their folly.
Ruins...
Pottery...
Clothing...
Weaponry...
Art.
Art is always a constant, through every age. For it is what defines them...
Art is identity.
Thusly -- Such architects will be needed in order to act as a firm yet guiding hand to plunge us headfirst into this newfound dawn.
With the guidance of our Benefactors and the will of Administrator Breen, mankind was given not only survival, but direction.
Within glorious City Twenty-Four, it is our sacred duty to not merely exist under the Combine, but to thrive -- to transform our City into a living monument of speed, order, and beauty.
We are not caretakers of a ruined past, but architects of a radiant future.
This is a new cultural awakening that we should speed-toward at any cost necessary, and seek the elevate those below to see the light...
For Art is order.
Art is performance.
Art is loyalty.
Art is beauty.
Art doesn't merely imitate life...
Art is life.
Therefore we should seek to embolden the minds of our citizenry with a bombardment of beauty.
Conformity will not only be a choice -- but a blessing, apart of something larger than oneself.
Title II: Ideological Foundations
This Binder is not only political; it is artistic.
It's role is to sculpt humanity into a sharper, faster, more efficient form -- as quickly as possible by erasing any of the so-called histories that lay behind us; for it is irrelevant.
But much like the Phoenix, to rise from the ashes of nations we have trudged ourselves from.
Internal unity is not optional. Every citizen must perform their role with precision -- like gears in a machine, like brushstrokes in a painting.
Though there is an understanding that there may be those less... capable of such things alone. As any great thinker should do, we are not merely to let our fellow man wallow in their own self pity.
It is our duty to elevate them. The dregs, the Vortigaunts, parolees... To show that such inclusivity to the regime is not a wasted effort; and that our Benefactors require even the humblest of their servants to strive for a higher calling.
For we will act as the cultural heart of the City; putting the shared vision of mankind at the forefront among the stars.
Title III: Aesthetic Economy of the Future
Industry is not merely function but expression. Factories are symphonies of movement; workers are dancers in the choreography of progress.
Quotas are not only economic but artistic standards: harmony in production, rhythm in supply.
The Administration must control industry to prevent chaos and ensure all output contributes to the masterpiece of the City.
Markets are fragile and vulgar; the City’s planned economy produces beauty, balance, and loyalty.
It is our duty to not horde such resources among ourselves, but showcase just how close lavish living is within the reach for those who toil hard.
Title IV: Security as Performance
Disorder and terrorism are not just crimes but ugliness -- they disrupt the harmony of the City’s performance.
Civil Protection act not just as shields and safeguards of our hope... but as directors, guiding the citizenry into the proper choreography.
Brown-and-Black armbands are marks of shame, a visible disruption to the City’s unity.
A stain... A disgusting mark brandished right within view of all to see.
Those who wear them must be re-educated until their movements return to the rhythm of loyalty -- not simply ostracized and outcasted, left to lament to their own devices... Plotting.
Thus it is our duty to extend these punishments; they are displayed as public performances -- to remind all citizens of the price of dissonance...
But serve as a reminder that the price to redemption is always there to be paid... And if it can be helped -- None of our species may be left behind.
Title V: Purity of the Party
All Party members are tested not only for loyalty but for aesthetic discipline: their actions, speech, and bearing must reflect the ideals of clarity, order, and forwardness.
Anyone from the humble worker or chef... To the writer, sculptor, photographer...
We are brushstrokes in the greater masterpiece... And it remains our duty to share in our esteemed opulence with the general populace, and yank those into the fold that may have a craft that yearns to be perfected...
Title VI: Dissemination of Post-Modern Thought
Propaganda is not mere communication -- it is the City’s greatest artwork.
Posters must glorify just how close humanity is to greatness, and to leave primal fears behind... Welcoming it with open arms;
Broadcasts must dazzle with rhythm and spectacle They must inspire, they must be... a SHOW! Not be a droning of a mere politician behind a screen.
Involvement breeds unity.
So our citizens must not simply see propaganda; they must participate in it: parades, chants, mass demonstrations, and living murals of loyalty.
Soon, other cities will come to admire City 24 not only for its order, but for its radiant cultural brilliance, laying the foundation for our new society... Erecting cultural pillars that will not simply last decades, centuries, or millennia -- but EONS as we expand in our horizons beyond this forsaken rock that acts as our test for competence.
Title VII: Autonomy and Expansion
It is within our goals that the City must remain a self-sufficient in economy, culture, and ideology. Dependence is weakness; weakness is ugliness.
At the same time, if these views are to be exported -- it shall be done, not by conquest, but by inspiration.
Other cities will adopt our aesthetics when they see the beauty of our order.
The paintings we produce.
The sculptures that are built.
If City Seventeen and the Citadel are the crown... City 24 must stand as the foremost jewel of our great Combine.
A living gallery, the center of the sector’s cultural and political gravity.
Title VIII: Conclusion — The Eternal Forward March
This is more than a movement. It is a performance.
We reject nostalgia.
We reject decay.
We reject ugliness.
We embrace the speed in which mankind leaves behind imprudence of previous civilizations.
Everyone must…
- Perform loyalty as both duty and art.
- Maintain harmony with the order of the Union.
- Act as brushstrokes in the greater painting of Progress.
- Elevate those below them; showcasing the greatness of the movement.
- Accelerate without hesitation toward destiny -- And accept the uplifting provided to us by our glorious Benefactors.
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